GREEN CITY

WHAT IS GREEN CITY

GREEN CITY is a city designed with consideration given to the impact on the
environment, the effort to minimize the required inputs of energy, water and food,
and the elimination of waste output of heat, air pollution (i.e., carbon dioxide),
methane and water pollution. A sustainable city is a city with a livable environment, a
strong economy, and a social and cultural sense of community.
Generally, developmental experts agree that a sustainable city should meet the
needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.
Ideally, a sustainable city creates an enduring way of life across the four domains of
ecology, economics, politics and culture. However, minimally a sustainable city should
firstly be able to feed itself with a sustainable reliance on the surrounding
countryside. Secondly, it should be able to power itself with renewable sources of
energy. The crux of this is to create the smallest possible ecological footprint, and to
produce the lowest quantity of pollution possible, to efficiently use land; compost
used materials, recycle it or convert waste-to-energy, and thus the city's overall
contribution to climate change will be minimal, if such practices are adhered to.
HOW can A CITY BE GREEN??
These ecological cities are achieved through various means, such as:

• Different agriculture systems such as agricultural plots within the city. This
reduces the distance food has to travel from field to fork.
• Renewable energy sources, such as wind turbines, solar panels, or bio-
gas created from sewage.
• Various methods to reduce the need for air conditioning (a massive energy
demand), such as planting trees and lightening surface colors, natural
ventilation systems, an increase in water features, and green spaces equaling at
least 20% of the city's surface. These measures counter the "heat island effect"
caused by an abundance of tarmac and asphalt, which can make urban areas
several degrees warmer than surrounding rural areas—as much as six degrees
Celsius during the evening.
• Improved public transport and an increase in pedestrianization to reduce car
emissions. This requires a radically different approach to city planning, with
integrated business, industrial, and residential zones. Roads may be designed to
make driving difficult.
• Green roofs
• Zero-energy building
Role play of architecture in green city
The role play by the architecture is huge in making a city green as it encompasses
all the activities which are required at this stage. These activities include:-
 Eco Industrial park
 Urban farming
 Urban infill
 Individual buildings (LEED)
 Transport planning

1) ECO INDUSTRIAL PARK

The purpose of an eco-industrial park is to connect a number of firms and

organizations to work together to decrease their environmental impact while
simultaneously improving their economic performance. The components for
building an eco-industrial park include natural systems, more efficient use of
energy, and more efficient material and water flows. Industrial parks should be
built to fit into their natural settings in order to reduce environmental impacts,
which can be accomplished through plant design, landscaping, and choice of
materials.
2) URBAN FARMING

Urban farming is the process of growing and distributing food, as well as raising
animals, in and around a city or in urban area. There are many motivations
behind urban agriculture, but in the context of creating a sustainable city, this
method of food cultivation saves energy in food transportation and saves costs.
In order for urban farming to be a successful method of sustainable food growth,
cities must allot a common area for community gardens or farms, as well as a
common area for a farmers market in which the foodstuffs grown within the city
can be sold to the residents of the urban system.
3) URBAN INFILL
Many cities are currently in a shift from the suburban sprawl model of
development to a return to urban dense living. This shift in geographic
distribution of population leads to a denser core of city residents. These residents
provide a growing demand in many sectors that is reflected in the architectural
fabric of the city.
Having people live in higher densities not only gives economies of scale but also
allows for infrastructure to be more efficient.
3) INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is an internationally
recognized green building certification system. LEED recognizes whole building
sustainable design by identifying key areas of excellence including: Sustainable
Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy and Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor
Environmental Quality, Locations & Linkages, Awareness and Education,
Innovation in Design, Regional Priority
4) TRANSPORT PLANNING
Sustainable transportation attempts to reduce a city’s reliance and use of
greenhouse emitting gases by utilizing eco friendly urban planning, low
environmental impact vehicles, and residential proximity to create an urban
center that has greater environmental responsibility and social equity.

Car free city

The concept of Car free cities or a city with large pedestrian areas is often part of
the design of a sustainable city. A large part of the carbon footprint of a city is
generated by cars so the car free concept is often considered an integral part of
the design of a sustainable city.
GREEN CITY- VANCOUVER
The process and practices by which Vancouver become the greenest city in the
world are-
1. Plan and implement a comprehensive corporate waste reduction and diversion
program for all City facilities.
2. Develop a procurement policy and practice that supports the purchase and use
of local food in City-run facilities, including
community centers and Park Board restaurants and concessions.
3. Look for opportunities to green community events that the City runs, sponsors,
and permits.
KEY STRATEGIES OF VANCOUVER FOR 2020 WHICH SHOULD BE FOLLOWED BY
THE WHOLE WORLD

 Secure Vancouver’s international reputation as a mecca of green enterprise.

 Eliminate dependence on fossil fuels
 Lead the world in green building, design and construction.
 Make walking, cycling, and public transit preferred transportation options.
 Create zero waste.
 Vancouver residents enjoy incomparable access to green spaces, including the worlds most
spectacular urban forest
 Achieve a one planet ecological footprint.
 Vancouver will have the best drinking water of any city in the world
 Breathe the cleanest air of any major city in the world
GREEN CITY- GANDHINAGAR

With 54% green cover, Gandhinagar India's tree capital.

The latest figures of a census conducted by the state government show that 53.9% of its 5,700-
hectare area is covered with trees.
Effectively, there are 416 trees for every 100 people in the city. This is more than any other city in
the country.
Drive 35 km out of Gandhinagar and the scenario changes drastically in Ahmedabad where there
are just 11 trees for every 100 people. While there are as many as 8.66 lakh trees in the state
capital, the population is just 2.08 lakh people. At this rate, there is 15 sq m land of trees for
every person.
The eight municipal corporations in Gujarat have 33.01 lakh trees over an area of 1.33 lakh
hectares. The overall tree density in the municipal corporations was just 22 trees for every 100
persons on an average.
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